PRESIDENT NAMES JAMES D. CUNNINGHAM, SR. AS A MEMBER OF THE
FEDERAL SALARY COUNCIL
The President today announced his intent to appoint James D.

Cunningham, Sr. to serve as a member of the Federal Salary Council.

James D. Cunningham, Sr., of St. Louis, Missouri, is the President
of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), the nation's
oldest independent union of federal employees. NFFE represents 150,000
employees in 52 agencies throughout the government. Prior to assuming
the presidency of NFFE, Mr. Cunningham was the President of NFFE Local
405 and the President of the NFFE Army Material Command Council. From
1988 to 1996, Mr. Cunningham was employed at the Aviation Troop Command
Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Federal Salary Council was established by the Federal Employees
Pay Comparability Act of 1990. The Council meets with the President's
Pay Agent to provide views and recommendations on the establishment or
modification of pay localities and the level of comparability payments
that should be paid to eliminate or reduce pay disparities. The Council
also provides recommendations on the coverage of annual surveys on
occupations conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.